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Dems Threaten to Kill Health Care Bill Over Abortion

Bart Stupak says he's got the votes to derail it

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(Newser) – The House is barreling towards a health care vote, hoping to pass its bill by the end of the week, but there’s a potential stumbling block ahead: abortion. A group of socially conservative Democrats are threatening to vote against the bill because the subsidies it offers to help people buy insurance could be used to buy plans that cover abortion.

“I will continue whipping my colleagues…until a clean vote against public funding for abortion is allowed,” said Bart Stupak of Michigan, who says he can get 40 Democrats to vote against the bill with him—enough to derail it. A provision in the bill tasks insurers with making sure public money doesn’t fund abortions, but Stupak’s contingent says that’s just an accounting distinction. Pro-choice groups counter that doing more would effectively ban private insurance coverage for abortions.

Bart Stupak says he can get the votes to block health care legislation in the House if his abortion concerns aren't addressed.
Bart Stupak says he can get the votes to block health care legislation in the House if his abortion concerns aren't addressed.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Guava_Jelly
Nov 3, 09 9:33 AM CST
Knock me over with a feather....this bill is a HUGE steaming pile of feces. I suggest Congress stops buying toilet paper and we put the 2K pages of paper to good use. ---> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703399204574505423751140690.html Reply
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DontLikeYou
Nov 3, 09 9:42 AM CST
The democrats are having an incredibly difficult time getting this bill passed. If the democrat Corzine loses in NJ today, and all indicators say he will, you dems can kiss this health care bill good bye as it is toxic to the reelection hopes of many democrats.
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prowlerzee
Nov 3, 09 10:01 AM CST
Just keep your pecker in your pants and don't have an abortion if you don't want one. It's none of your stinking business what PRIVATE LEGAL medical procedures other citizens opt to have you fascist. These male supremacist "democrats" need to be voted out of office.
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Doctor_Supercilious
Nov 3, 09 10:03 AM CST
The Wall St. Journal Op Ed page is just right of Mein Kamph weekly.
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Guava_Jelly
Nov 3, 09 10:22 AM CST
Yes, it's pure propaganda, the exact opposite of the "truth" printed in the NYT, LA Times, WaPo, etc (who are slowly going bankrupt). The WSJ's brainwashing must be working as I believe I read somewhere on Newswer, it now surpasses USA Today with the largest number of subscrip's...therefore they must be making something evil I like to call PROFIT. I'm thinking we boycott a paper with an oposing view??? Who's on board???
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